Understanding Minority Health: Definitions, Approaches, and Solutions, Quizzes of Health sciences

Download Understanding Minority Health: Definitions, Approaches, and Solutions and more Quizzes Health sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Why is it important to study minority health DEFINITION 1 minorities make up a huge part of our population eliminate health disparities TERM 2 demography DEFINITION 2 science of populations Size, distribution, structure, and patterns of changes in populations TERM 3 What is the demographic profile of the US population? DEFINITION 3 fertility mortality migration TERM 4 Approaches to reducing health disparities: DEFINITION 4 policy changes increased access to care culturally competent health care systems TERM 5 Health equity DEFINITION 5 attainment of the highest level of health for all people TERM 6 Health disparities- DEFINITION 6 a particular type of health difference that is closely lined with social, economic and or environmental disadvantage TERM 7 Health Field Concept- DEFINITION 7 50% behavioral 20% Health care deliverey 20% genetics 10% Environment TERM 8 Healthy People 2020 Goals: DEFINITION 8 achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, improve health of all groups attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death create social and physical environments that promote good health for all promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages TERM 9 Socioeconomic Status DEFINITION 9 Lester Ward, 1883 most common measures of SES are income and education persons social and economic position to determine status in society TERM 10 Health Equity Action Research Trajectory: DEFINITION 10 first generation-document the existence of health disparities detect second generation-explain reasons for health disparities understand third generation- provide solutions for eliminating health disparities provide solutions fourth generation- take actions DUSA